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UC Merced leads solar energy research project
The UC Merced campus was awarded a $2.25 million grant to fund a multi-campus solar energy project.
County schools to benefit from Ford
Stanislaus County can now count itself among just 14 counties in the nation to be designated as a Next Generation Learning Community by the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies.
Faculty association approves furloughs
The California Faculty Association, which represents around 23,000 members, has ratified an agreement with the California State University to implement the equivalent of a two day per month furlough.
Students win national human resource scholarships
Three California State University, Stanislaus students took home a total of $15,000 in scholarships from the 2009 Society for Human Resource Management conference in New Orleans.
Merced College raises fees
Merced College is increasing their tuition fees to $26 per unit to bring them in line with the state budget requirements.
Retirement isn’t easy for school buses
Yellow school buses are as American as baseball and apple pie. Every morning during the school year these iconic symbols of the academic world roll down streets, lanes, and dirt roads to pick up waiting children. School buses are built to last, and many are still part of a district's fleet after 30 years of service. But what happens when a school bus is ready to retire? Where do these majestic vehicles go in their twilight years?
Turlock Christian welcomes new superintendent
A new superintendent will be heading up Turlock Christian Schools this year, although, Sherman Glenn is no stranger to the district. He helped develop the mission statement for Turlock Christian Schools and has been counseling students on a limited basis over the past 25 years, when asked to do so by the district.
County Board of Education has a fair-ly good time
The Stanislaus County Board of Education made themselves available to answer questions at the Stanislaus County Fair on Monday. A few county residents took a break from corn dogs and the midway to ask questions of the board members and Tom Changnon, Stanislaus County superintendent of schools.
Turlock High reaches out to Latino parents
Turlock High School is reaching out to Latino parents with a program called "Ya Es Tiempo." The one-day event will provide parents with all of the essential information they will need to send their children back to school.
Cal Grants rise to meet higher fees
Student recipients of the Cal Grant will see an increase in their financial aid to offset the recent student fee increases enacted by the California State University Board of Trustees.
Construction delayed on Mountain View gym
The new gym at Mountain View Middle School will be opening a few months later than expected. Students and community members will have to wait until December to use the new facilities, two months later than the expected October opening.
UC extends application deadline
The University of California, Merced has pushed back the undergraduate deadline to apply for Spring 2010 to Aug. 17.
University named Princeton ‘Best’
California State University, Stanislaus has been rated as one of the nation's best higher education institutions for the fourth straight year by The Princeton Review.
Half million endowment for CSU Stanislaus
Ron Foster, President and CEO of Foster Farms, has contributed $500,000 to California State University, Stanislaus to fund The Foster Farms Endowed Chair in Business Economics with an emphasis in econometrics.
Students get hands-on with math in summer program
Every student who has ever taken algebra in high school has probably asked the question; "When am I ever going to need this?" The High School Mathematics Access Program, sponsored by the office of mathematics grants at CSU Stanislaus, is answering that question during a four-week summer program.
Articles by Section - Education
Stanislaus announces new faculty
CSU Stanislaus will welcome 31 new full-time faculty members this school year, 22 of those appointments coming in tenured or tenure track positions.
Local colleges receive federal grant funding
Modesto Junior College, California State University, Stanislaus, and Merced College will all receive millions in federal grant funding, the schools announced this week, due to their designation as Hispanic Serving Institutions. The grant money, specifically intended to increase enrollment and degree completion by Hispanic and low-income students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, is much needed, said college leaders. "We are a critical pathway for Hispanic and low-income students seeking careers ...
EDUCATION: PARENT-TEACHER NIGHT
Medeiros and Earl elementary schools held parent informational meetings Thursday night. The purpose of the meetings was to communicate to parents what the standards and expectations are for students and to discuss strategies and tools parents can use to increase student success in the classroom. Medeiros Principal Jennifer Yacoub said parents this year are very eager to help. Both parent meetings had activities to keep children busy while parents hit the classrooms.
Turlock Unified School District Board moves to new digs
The Turlock Unified School District held its first Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday at the district's new Professional Development Center located at the eCademy Charter at Crane campus. Trustee Loren Holt complimented the new facility. "This is a very nice building and it's going to be great for staff training, it has plenty of room," he said. Holt also noted that Turlock High School Performing Arts Building, where the board previously ...
Columbine victim challenges Turlock students to show kindness, compassion
Rachel Scott had a premonition she was going to die young. She knew it so much that she would even tell friends and family it would happen. Rachel also knew that her words would change the world. Just 10 minutes before she was killed Rachel was drawing a picture of a pair of eyes crying 13 tears. As the tears fell they changed to blood and growing under their crimson fall was a ...
Independence celebration
Students from Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy's Ballet Folklorico performed a Mexican dance during the 16 de Septiembre Celebration held Friday at the school. Hundreds of families attended the event, which featured student dancing, traditional clothing, tamales, ice cream, corn on the cob and cold drinks. The event began at Osborn last year to celebrate Mexico's Independence Day.
Kinesiology students put their skills to the test
Forget about gymnastics and figure skating. On Wednesday, the premiere Olympic events at California State University, Stanislaus were musical ballroom dancing – think musical chairs, but with ballroom dancing – canoe races, the Frisbee toss, and a scooter race. Oh, and for warm-up, why not line dancing? It's all par for the course for the Kinesiology Olympics, a near-annual event intended to unite the members of CSU Stanislaus' Kinesiology Department. "Our ...
MJC set to celebrate its history, future
On Monday, Modesto Junior College will turn 90 years old. And to look back, MJC will unveil a documentary of the college's past, present and future, edited by MJC video specialist Wes Page. "It's been a labor of love for me, but I'm glad it's finally done," Page said Friday as he finalized the film. The film draws from old 16 millimeter film, dating to the late 1930s. Students are seen ...
Pitman Pride march into Washington
The Pitman High School marching band and color guard, known as the "Marching Pride," was recently invited to Washington D.C. to participate in the 2012 National Independence Day Parade. The Marching Pride's invitation was based on recommendations from Governor Jerry Brown. Pitman will be one of 10 schools from California attending the parade. While the invitation was an honor for the Marching Pride, the price tag for the trip will prove to ...
Hearst award winner named
Linda Fegan, a Spanish major at CSU Stanislaus, has been named the CSU Stanislaus recipient of the William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement. Each year, one student at each CSU campus is chosen to receive the award, given to those who have "demonstrated inspirational resolve along the path to college success." All 23 will be honored at a Tuesday celebration at the CSU Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach. <p ...
UC Merced’s Valley economic contribution nears $650 million
Since July 2000, UC Merced has contributed approximately $650 million to the San Joaquin Valley economy, the university announced this week. UC Merced has paid more than $417 million in local wages and compensation, awarded $109 million in construction contracts to local businesses, and purchased $122 million in goods and services from local suppliers. Nearly $100 million of that contribution occurred in the last year alone. When factoring in indirect impacts, the ...
CSU Stanislaus earns high U.S. News & World Report ranking
For the 16th consecutive year, California State University, Stanislaus has been ranked among the best colleges by U.S. News & World Report. "The consistent recognition illustrates our commitment and dedication to the academic success of our students," said CSU Stanislaus President Hamid Shirvani. "Despite difficult fiscal circumstances for our state and region, CSU Stanislaus has been able to maintain a learning environment with strong personal attention to students from accomplished faculty." CSU ...
County teachers learn how to integrate art into all subjects
More than a dozen K-6 educators from across Stanislaus County joined together Thursday for an arts integration workshop at Whitmore Charter School in Ceres. The workshop was the first in a three-part series to explore the connections between art disciplines such as theatre, music and visual arts to core curriculum studies such as English, mathematics, social studies and science. According to Jill Polhemus of the Stanislaus County Office of Education's Visual and ...
Pitman High students earn semifinalist berth from National Merit
Pitman High seniors Adrian Leven and Simon Staley were selected as semifinalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship competition. Should either be selected as a finalist they would be in competition for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million. Leven holds a 4.46 GPA and plans to major in computer science once in college. He has applied to Stanford, Cal Tech, USC and Cal Berkeley. Staley has a 4.7 GPA and ...
Mobile science lab makes first trip to Turlock
Ag in Motion, a 53-foot state-of-the-art mobile trailer classroom, visited seventh grade students at Dutcher Middle School in Turlock this week. The mobile classroom was unveiled in late June of this year by the National Ag Science Center in Modesto. The free mobile classroom experience features 20 laboratory stations, complete with microscopes and lesson plans designed around the seventh grade science curriculum for California schools. The lab can hold up to 36 students ...
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